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Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts) Tue Aug 18, 2015, 04:21 AM Aug 2015

Interesting map: Oil resources in Africa by corporate ownership

Capitalist neo-colonialism is very dangerous because it hides behind national borders. It hides who truly has power over a nation, and there really is very little difference between a western government owning a nation and a western corporation owning a nation.

For further studies this link is educational.

https://www.globalpolicy.org/the-dark-side-of-natural-resources-st/oil-and-natural-gas-in-conflict/africa.html

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Interesting map: Oil resources in Africa by corporate ownership (Original Post) Ichingcarpenter Aug 2015 OP

Ye know those video games.... JackInGreen Aug 2015 #1

Thanks for posting this. K&R. nt raccoon Aug 2015 #2

These poor people on the African continent FlatBaroque Aug 2015 #3

They've been looting Africa for centuries malaise Aug 2015 #4

JackInGreen

(2,975 posts)

1. Ye know those video games....

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2015, 06:44 AM

Aug 2015

where you're going around and EVERYTHING is blowing the hell up and agents of fascist corporate doom are falling in front of your guns etc etc...

yeah, kinda like that. zone by zone.
Lovely dream...